Dennis,

Hm there seems to be nothing unusual. Create some sql to squeeze it into a cursor and display as a grid.

>Agnes,
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>Thanks for your reply.
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>The data to be displayed comes from multiple tables. Actually, it is to display teacher's class record.
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>So, my plan was:
>- first get the students and dump it in first column
>- go through another table to get the grading criteria (quizzes, homework, projects)
>- get the grades for each of those in another table
>- dump the grades into the associated cells
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>Dennis
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>>Dennis,
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>>from my point of view the question would be why
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>>IOW what would you achieve that you can not do with a grid? (There are things)
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>>If there is a need for just displaying data (not edit) then I simple export to excel and let the user do with excel what he likes to do - but out of my responsibility.
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>>We even have a app where we create a complex excel sheet, hand it to the user, he alters it and we import it back.
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>>Agnes
>>>Hi Experts,
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>>>Am thinking of embedding/dropping an Excel spreadsheet control into a VFP form to display data in lieu of the grid control.
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>>>Is this a stupid idea? Or are there more problems with this (being a non-native control) than using a grid?
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>>>Thanks
>>>Dennis